Deer Lake, Pennsylvania
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Location in Pennsylvania
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1936 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Schuylkill County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 37 ′ N , 76 ° 3 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 692 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 692 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.0 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 148 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 17961 | ||
| Area code : | +1 570 | ||
| Website : | www.deerlakeborough.org | ||
Deer Lake is a borough in Schuylkill County in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States .
geography
The place is 12 kilometers south of Pottsville and 150 kilometers northeast of Philadelphia . The Pennsylvania Route 61 runs through the western districts of Deer Lake.
history
In 1922, some businessmen from the surrounding coalfield founded in the scenic area, a settlement built a little dam ( Deer Lake Dam ) and thereby created a small lake ( Deer Lake Pond ), who is also from deer (English: deer ) was visited . The Borough Deer Lake was founded in 1936 and was and is mainly used as a resort.
Muhammad Ali Boxing Camp
Deer Lake gained great public interest when boxer Muhammad Ali, after his forced break from boxing in 1970, was looking for a quiet training camp to start over and found it in Deer Lake. There he prepared for all of his subsequent fights. The camp is still almost unchanged today and then as now a magnet for tourists from all over the world.
Demographic data
In 2012 a population of 692 people was determined, which corresponds to an increase of 31.1% compared to 2000. The average age in 2012 was 40.1 years, below the value of Pennsylvania, which was 43.3 years. 31.1% of today's residents can be traced back to immigrants from Germany. Other significant immigrant groups during the early days of the place came 14.0% from Ireland and 7.3% from Poland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ History ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ http://www.guernseys.com/specialsales/deerlake/ Ali Boxcamp
- ↑ city data
